Mohamed Salah has clear options and Liverpool know what they cannot afford

Mohamed Salah appears no closer to resolving his future at Liverpool as he prepares to enter the final 14 months of his current deal on Merseyside.

The 31-year-old Egyptian has been linked with a mega-money move to the Saudi Pro League and last September Liverpool rejected a bid of £150million from Al-Ittihad, who had recently added Karim Benzema, N'golo Kante and Salah's former Anfield team-mate Fabinho to their ranks in a summer spending spree that surpassed £100m.

Salah, who has fired Liverpool to third in the Premier League this season with 17 goals in 26 matches, is contracted at Anfield until June 2025 after signing the most lucrative three-deal in the club's history in 2022.

As the transfer window prepares to open though, he continues to be linked with a move away from Anfield, with one former Red recently advising the Egyptian that this summer would be the perfect time to move onto pastures new as the club prepare for life without Jurgen Klopp.

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In June, Salah will enter the final 12 months of his Anfield contract. Here, the ECHO takes a look at all the news surrounding his future on Merseyside.

What has Mohamed Salah said about his future?

Unsurprisingly, Salah and his team have been coy and provided no updates when it comes to his future at Liverpool.

On the face of it, that might come across as a worrying sign but with Liverpool in the thick of a three-way battle for the Premier League and the club yet to appoint Jurgen Klopp's successor, it is little surprise that all parties appear to have halted talk of a possible contract extension until the